Need a good sound card suggestion

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guys,

i need a good sound card for pc, i have 5.1 home theatre system & i need spdif port. i love effects & i am very Bass lover,

can u pls suggest me which sound card is best at present market ???

you budget for the gfx card ? and mention which mobo do you have ?

surya_sapui said:
guys,

i need a good sound card for pc, i have 5.1 home theatre system & i need spdif port. i love effects & i am very Bass lover,

can u pls suggest me which sound card is best at present market ???

try this website, you will find what you are looking for as you did not mention whether you have a desktop or notebook

Soundcards , DACs

topgear said:
you budget for the gfx card ? and mention which mobo do you have ?

he asked for a sound card and not graphics card.

Heard that Xonar Essence ST is a good one...
AFAIK ASUS cards are for audiophiles & creative cards are more gaming based.
Now if gaming is more important with surround effects then go for Creative cards else look for ASUS cards(almost all reviewers use XEssence ST or cheaper variant XE STX )

Asus xonar is nice choice for sound effect lovers

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which perticuler model u preffer, mainly used for hd cinema, mp3

Asus Xonar Essence ST

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any other model do you prefer

Gollum said:
he asked for a sound card and not graphics card.

And what if his motherboard has no PCIe x1 slot or the last PCIe x16 slot which runs upto x4? There's no harm in asking

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You should wait.
One of the contributor for my site is reviewing Asus Xonar U7. Its a mechanical external unit but overall it seems better than Creative ZX flagship model PCIe x1 card- sound wise. The suggested pricing for that is Rs. 4,850/- (excluding taxes).

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what about new asus ROG Xonar Phoebus Solo 7.1 sound card or asus Xonar HDAV1.3.
tell your opinion.

if i choose a sound card for both of gaming & Movie(music) then which model do all preferred....
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Xonar HDAV1.3 Deluxe: Asus HTPC sound card does Everything | silentpcreview.com
HDAV1.3 seems to get job done but might be too costly...

For my take get a Music enthusiast/audiophile card cause they sound more neutral..(believe me with good Sound card & speakers/headset you will spend more tie on listening music than playing games.. ;-)

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Gollum said:
try this website, you will find what you are looking for as you did not mention whether you have a desktop or notebook

Soundcards , DACs

he asked for a sound card and not graphics card.

that's a mistake and thanks for pointing it out but actually I did asked for the budget for the sound card.

surya_sapui said:
what about new asus ROG Xonar Phoebus Solo 7.1 sound card or asus Xonar HDAV1.3.
tell your opinion.

if i choose a sound card for both of gaming & Movie(music) then which model do all preferred....
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for an all rounder ROG Xonar Phoebus IMO ;-)

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what about the auzentech card guys....

I don't think they are widely available here.

surya_sapui said:
what about the auzentech card guys....

Only this is available Buy Auzentech Audio Card | Auzentech Audio Card in India
BTW you may ask Prime for a specific card cause they are distri..

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between asus & auzentech which one is best ??

(Finally I surrender) No Idea..

What is your budget for the sound card? What exact Home Theater do you have?AVR based or HTiB?

surya_sapui said:
between asus & auzentech which one is best ??

It is not between Auzentech and Asus it is actually between the DAC makers [Wolfson/Cirrus/BurrBrown] and OP AMP makers and their proper integration in the card.

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if the matter of sound quality then i choose the best sound card.budget 10-12k.or may be higher.
I have Logitech z5500 speaker 5.1

not every time price is not important,price is high but product not as much good as price...

If you want the best just get the ASUS Xonar Essence STX but it's meant to be used with headphones or 2/2.1 speaker setup mostly .. there's not much good sound cards available for 5.1 setup either you can go with a Phoebus for it's sheer number of features or else opt for ASUS Xonar DSX which sounds equally well, has nice and easy to understand software layout and costs a lot les which makes it absolute VFM product.

surya_sapui said:
if the matter of sound quality then i choose the best sound card.budget 10-12k.or may be higher.
I have Logitech z5500 speaker 5.1

not every time price is not important,price is high but product not as much good as price...

Im sorry to say but you dont have a good or revealing Home Theater set up that will do justice to a Rs 12K sound card. You wont even notice the difference trust me when its audio! You will be simply wasting the money. If you had a Rs 120K Home theater set up with a good AVR I would have asked you to get a great sound card.

For the kind of speakers or the Z5500 speakers that you have you are too good with a Asus Xonar DSX,if you need encoding on the fly or if just analog get the DGX.But since DSX has Wolfson DACs its a tad warmer over the DGX which use Cirrus Logic and is more bumped in the mid frequency range ,and since the Z5500 are brash the DGX is a better match being neutral and warmer. The maximum you should spend considering the the justice your Inbuilt amp and satellite speakers will do you should not buy anything above a Asus Xonar DX.

Xonar Essence STX and XT are good when you have Dynaudio as your PC speakers!!! I use onboard with a Razer Mako and ASUS Xonar STX only with my Rs 150K+ stereo system! So thats the relativity.......

My two cents....now its your call!

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at least suggest a card which have a spdif port

Xonar ST has Optical out, I have it but use the card for stereo headphones only

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but i want to use for 5.1 sound system

surya_sapui said:
at least suggest a card which have a spdif port

Buy the Xonar DSX or Xonar DX

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The Incinerator said:
Buy the Xonar DSX or Xonar DX

in above suggested card where is the spdif port ?

surya_sapui said:
in above suggested card where is the spdif port ?

*www.asus.com/Sound_Cards_and_DigitaltoAnalog_Converters/Xonar_DX/#specifications

*www.asus.com/Sound_Cards_and_DigitaltoAnalog_Converters/Xonar_DSX/#specifications
There you may find that both cards have ports.. ;-)

no offense to Op but why people not always search first and then ask ;-)

.. after getting a suggestion for a product the first thing one should do is to check out the specs on the manufacturers website.

topgear said:
no offense to Op but why people not always search first and then ask .. after getting a suggestion for a product the first thing one should do is to check out the specs on the manufacturers website.

yeah they are get lazy enough due to us :lol:

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Chaitanya said:
*www.asus.com/Sound_Cards_and_DigitaltoAnalog_Converters/Xonar_DX/#specifications

*www.asus.com/Sound_Cards_and_DigitaltoAnalog_Converters/Xonar_DSX/#specifications
There you may find that both cards have ports..

actually in picture of both cards no spdif port image , for this reason i cant understand and i also read the specification.actually i know that its analog to spdif converter so i thought that why converter i want inbuilt spdif because converter as good as inbuilt.